Online social networks such as Twitter, LinkedIn, and Facebook generate tremendous amount of text and social interaction data. On one hand, the increasing amount of available information has motivated computational research ...

The Seattle Neighborhoods Actively Prepares (SNAP) program offers an alternative
approach to emergency preparedness from more conventional programs. Program
participants, staff and other associated individuals in this ...

In recent years, ever-increasing demands for accountability have had an impact on all
sectors of higher education. As a result, assessment has become central to the work of
higher education institutions nationwide. ...

Farmers in Western Washington experience challenges when making business decisions.
Among these challenges are regulations, input prices, and development pressures. With these
challenges has come opportunity for the ...

This study seeks to add to the
research
literature on
city council electoral system
s
by
investigating
the association between campaign spending and whether councilmembers are
elected at
-
large or by district. ...

With the advancement of technology, it is difficult to determine whether it is best to power-off computers during times of inactivity, or leave them on continuously in a low, power save mode. Questions that must be addressed ...

This study examines the relationship between data loss incidents and stock price impact by exploring the question of whether the stock price impact of a corporate data breach differs depending on the nature of the breach. ...

United States territorial policy represents an alternative constitutional framework in the relationship between the federal government and the nation’s constituent political units. It departs from the uniform tug and pull ...

Attrition through enforcement (ATE) was developed as a response to large-scale
undocumented immigration to the United States over the last three decades. It is a twopronged
approach to regulating undocumented immigration ...

The ACRL Diversity Committee released the "Diversity Standards: Cultural Competency for Academic Libraries" in 2012. With strong support from our administration and clear guidelines from the standards, the University of ...